James Andrews

Up is the story of Carl who sets off fulfill a promise he made to his wife and childhood sweetheart Elle. A a child they both admired a very famous adventurer of South America’s Paradise Falls and as a child he had promised that one day he’d take her there.

I’ve been dying for months to see this film. Who as a child has not had the dream of doing something crazy with a thousand balloons. The movie is full of warmth and great comedy, and is also very touching and sad for a couple moments. I did not pay to see this movie, but I gladly would pay to see it a second time. Pixar’s 3D was not overwhelming, and brings in just enough to bring the movie to life. There are some great references to classic movies. My favorite being the Star Wars reference. See if you can find it!

Pixar has yet to make a movie that I haven’t enjoyed. This is just another in the long line of hits and I hope they keep on coming. Great fun for the family!

It all starts as the perfect day for Susan(Reese Witherspoon). She’s about to get married Derek (Paul Rudd) the very self centered local news weather man. Unknown to the bride is that her life is soon going to change for ever, when she is hit by meteor, that causes her to grow to be 150ft or so. Her wedding in shambles as she is taken in by the military to a secret facility where monsters are kept out of the public eye for their safety as well as the public’s. She is now Ginormica, and her life forever changed.

Monsters vs Aliens is a fun story of Gallaxhar’s invasion of earth in search of the very rare mineral that has made it’s way to earth. Ginormica along with her new friends B.O.B(Seth Rogen), Dr Cockroach Ph D(Hugh Laurie), and the Missing Link (Will Amett) take on Gallaxhar’s invasion. Will they succeed? You’ll only know if you see the movie. The 3D animation is incredible. Very much on par with the recent “Coraline” film. There was not a lot of quick motion, so very few 3D scenes had that annoying blur to them. I was worried that many of the best jokes were used in the trailers, and while that was partially the case there are still a lot of really funny moments in the film. Some great adult joke references as well. I will admit there were a few geekier jokes that I saw coming. The voice acting was great, and Stephen Colbert’s roll as President Hathaway was spot on. One of my favorite scenes being when the President tries to communicate with Gallaxhar’s initial robot probe for the first time.

The movie is very much worth bringing the kids too, but if you are an adult who likes animated motion pictures you will not be disappointed.